View of Poestenkill, New York
Oil
WallArt
American Realism
1870
19th Century
50.0 x 71.0 cm
Museo Metropolitano de Arte
Hidley worked in Poestenkill, New York, as a house painter, a handyman, an artist, and served as sexton of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. He painted a series of townscapes of Poestenkill and the surrounding villages, applying an aerial view and incorporating clearly defined, recognizable buildings in his compositions. Here, the aforementioned church, next to which Hidley lived, is the most prominent structure. Poesten Kill—“kill,” from the Dutch, means “creek”—can be seen both in the left foreground, where it passes under a bridge, and in the far distance, where it spills over a dam. The town was an important lumbering center, and many mills were located along the creek.
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Sobre esta obra
- Título: View of Poestenkill, New York
- Artista: joseph h hidley
- Año: 1870
- Dimensiones originales: 50.0 x 71.0 cm
- Formato: Landscape
- Estado de derechos de autor: Dominio público
- Ubicación: Museo Metropolitano de Arte
- Época: 19th Century
- Técnica o medio: WallArt
- Periodo de creación: Mature Period